Mentor expands Chinese university program

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.  Helping train a new generation of chip and PCB designers, Mentor Graphics has announced its intent to provide EDA products, training, and support to nine top Chinese universities. Mentor announced Tuesday (March 9) that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese Ministry of Education to provide the support.

The MOU specifies the Mentor will develop educational courses and hands-on training for the following universities:

Peking University, Beijing

Tsinghua University, Beijing

Zhejiang University, Zhejiang

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei

Fudan University, Shanghai

Jiaotong University, Shanghai

Southeast University, Jiangsu

Xidian University, Shannxi

Chengdu Electronic Science and Technology University, Sichuan

Courses and training will include Mentor's FGPA design flow, analog/mixed-signal and RF IC flow, physical verification, design for test, and PCB tools for system design and high speed.

Mentor has been working with China's universities and government research centers since 1989. Currently, more than 40 universities in China use Mentor tools in daily curricula or in research projects.